CLEVELAND – With a majority of spring championships already decided,
Grand Valley State University (GVSU) takes a commanding lead of the NCAA Division II Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings.
DII SPRING UPDATE
The Lakers were led by four top-10 finishes in the first round of spring championship to move out to 393-point advantage with women's rowing and baseball yet to be scored.
Indianapolis catapults into the top-five for the first time this year, by placing in the top-10 in six-of-nine championship appearances and tallying a spring-high 488.00 points.
Queens (NC),
West Texas A&M and
UC San Diego all pick up points, but manage to remain in third, fourth and fifth, respectively, to round out the top-five.
West Chester (PA) moves back inside the top-10 to sixth followed by previous number two
Colorado School of Mines and
Adams State in seventh and eighth, respectively.
Lindenwood with 564.00 total points, moves past
Colorado Mesa to round out the top-10.
Below is a listing of the top-five institutions and their spring national championship finishes to date:
| Rank |
Overall Points |
Institution |
Women's |
Men's |
| 1 |
1179.50 |
GVSU |
3rd-softball, 3rd-track & field,
9th tennis, 14th-golf |
4th-track & field, 11th-golf, 33rd-tennis |
| 2 |
786.50 |
Indianapolis |
3rd-golf, 3rd-tennis, 9th-lacrosse,
9th-softball, 53rd-track & field |
3rd-lacrosse, 9th-tennis, 29th-golf,
43rd-track & field |
| 3 |
776.75 |
Queens (NC) |
3rd-lacrosse, 33rd-tennis,
39th-track & field |
9th-lacrosse, 14th-track & field, 33rd-tennis, 65th-golf |
| 4 |
705.75 |
West Texas A&M |
4th-track & field, 10th-golf,
33rd-softball |
10th-track & field |
| 5 |
704.00 |
UC San Diego |
5th-water polo, 7th-softball,
17th-tennis, 53rd-track & field |
14th-golf, 52nd-track & field |
SPRING CHAMPIONS
Women's: Golf
– Florida Tech, Lacrosse
– Adelphi, Outdoor Track & Field
– Lincoln (Mo.), Softball
– Augustana,
Tennis
– Barry
Men's: Golf
– Lynn, Lacrosse
– Merrimack, Outdoor Track & Field
– Ashland, Tennis
– Barry
CONFERENCE
The
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) leads all Division II conferences with three institutions – Colorado School of Mines, Adams State and Colorado Mesa in the top 10.
NEXT UP
The final 2018-19 NCAA Division II Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings will be published on
Wednesday, June 12.
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Please note the name change to the Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup following the merger between Learfield and IMG College.
The Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and
USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.
Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the winter season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA's website at
www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit
www.thedirectorscup.com and follow us on Twitter
@ldirectorscup.
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